Algebra for Health Care Professionals

Algebra for Health Care Professionals is a required course for all nursing majors. This is a college-algebra based course that also promotes math competency to prevent errors in a variety of calculations used in nursing. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency of patient safety is addressed through application of algebraic operations that include calculations used in nursing, such as solution/dosage preparations and healthcare facilities/inventories management. Credits cannot be transferred in to meet this mathematics requirement. Fulfills Track E general education requirement in mathematics. Prerequisites: MA 102 or placement. Restricted to students accepted in the CUH Nursing major. Offered during Spring semesters.